Schneider Electric Altivar soft starter applications are ideal for industrial motor starting, controlled acceleration, and reduced mechanical stress on connected equipment.
Altivar soft starters are designed to help manage motor startup and stopping behavior without providing continuous motor speed control like a variable frequency drive. This makes them useful in applications where equipment needs smoother starting, reduced inrush current, and more controlled motor operation, but does not require full variable speed control.
Schneider Electric’s soft starter offering includes solutions for commercial and industrial applications, with options for three-phase motors, torque control, pre-engineered systems, and compact soft start configurations.
The Altivar Soft Starter ATS480 range supports process and infrastructure applications and is designed for asynchronous motors across a broad power range. Process Controls Corporation can help customers evaluate soft starter requirements based on motor size, application conditions, electrical requirements, and control needs.
Altivar soft starters are well suited for systems where abrupt motor starting can create mechanical strain, electrical demand spikes, or process disruption. By supporting controlled motor acceleration and deceleration, these devices help improve startup consistency and protect equipment such as pumps, fans, conveyors, compressors, and other motor-driven systems.
Key Characteristics
- Product Type: Soft Starters
- Product Family: Altivar/Altistart soft starter solutions
- Primary Function: Controlled motor starting and stopping
- Motor Type: Designed for asynchronous motor applications
- Control Role: Helps reduce mechanical shock and electrical peak demand
- Application Use: Industrial and commercial motor control applications
- System Benefit: Supports smoother acceleration, deceleration, and equipment protection
Ideal Applications
- Pump starting and stopping applications
- Fan and blower motor control
- Conveyor systems
- Compressor starting applications
- Industrial motor-driven equipment
- Process and infrastructure systems
- Applications requiring reduced mechanical stress during startup
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